CONFIDENTIAL
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BRIEF
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НКК 13/9
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
Top Secret.
To:-
Mi Wilfore Mi Logan
Secret.
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Restricted.
Unclassified.
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CALL ON MR ROYLE BY SIR JOHN SPENCER )( CHAIRMAN) AND MR HUGH DUNDAS (MANAGING DIRECTOR) OF REDIFFUSION LIMITED: THURSDAY 20 JULTAT 10.00 AM-
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The Chairman and Managing Director of Rediffusion
Limited are calling, at their own request, to discuss
the position of Rediffusion in Hong Kong (RTV (HK)) -
whose present licence expires on 30 April 1973 ·
in the light of the Hong Kong Government's recent
decisions on the future of television in Hong
Kong. The background is as follows :-
✦ In December 1970 the Hong Kong Government
appointed a Working Party to consider the future of
broadcasting in Hong Kong. The Working Party pro-
duced a voluminous report which was submitted to
the Executive Council on 22 February 1972 (Exco
Memorandum XCC(72) 14 attached.) The crux of the
matter, as far as Rediffusion is concerned, is that
the Working Party.-with the exception of the
Financial Secretary's representative - reported
unanimously that a second television service (which
would provide for both English and Chinese wireless
services) should be negotiated with RTV (HK) and that
a third service (Chinese only) should be put out to
public tender.
3 The Executive Council over-ruled the Working
Party's recommendation on this particular point
(16413) Dd.244353 100m 6/72 G.W.B.Ltd. Gp.863
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